Ofada rice and sauce. This ofada stew/ofada sauce recipe features a stew that originates from the Western part of Nigeria and is commonly eaten with a locally grown rice Once upon a time Ofada rice and stew was not a posh dish. It was somewhat looked down upon, and those who enjoyed it may have been looked at as. Ofada rice is a name for heritage varieties of rice grown in south-west Nigeria.
Ofada sauce is a locally made Yoruba (Ijebu) stew for ofada rice.
I must confess that the demand for this recipe in the last few months is over the roof.
For long I wondered why people were so crazy about ofada rice and stew.
You can cook Ofada rice and sauce using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Ofada rice and sauce
- It's of Ofada rice.
- Prepare of Green pepper.
- You need of Tatashe.
- Prepare of Tarugu.
- Prepare of Shobo.
- It's of Onions.
- Prepare of Locust beans.
- Prepare of Boiled eggs.
- It's of Palm oil.
- You need of Crayfish.
- Prepare cubes of Seasoning.
- Prepare of Meat.
- You need of Pomo.
- You need of Stock fish.
- It's of Offal.
Perhaps it was just the iru (locust beans) that makes the difference or the. Ofada rice and sauce is our traditional food in Nigeria, Ogun state to be precise It is usually eaten with this delicious sauce. The love for ofada rice in the past few years has been on the increase. There is no ofada rice without the sauce.
Ofada rice and sauce step by step
- To cook our ofada rice but your pot on fire with water..
- Pick your rice for any dirty particles wash and add to the boiling water on fire..
- Allow to per boil then wash it severely for the mould in it to goes off..
- Put ur pot back with the quantity of water that will cook the rice, when done pack it into your warmers..
- For the sauce.
- Wash all ur vegetables and blend them..
- Put ur pot on fire allow to dry off then add in your palm oil and cover it to allow it to bleach when done add in your locust beans and fry then turn in your blended vegetable inside to fry also..
- When almost done add in ur crayfish meat, offal, pomo,stock fish and seasoning cubes, add in ur peeled boiled eggs and taste for for your seasoning if ok allow to simmer for few minutes..
- And then your ofada sauce is ready..
- Serve it with ofada rice..
What makes it outstanding is the sauce popularly known as 'ayamase.' It's such a hit at parties and gatherings; you'd love it at the first try. Ofada rice is better eaten with a sauce. The most delicious sauce for the Ofada rice is known as Ayamase (also known as designer stew). I marveled the first time I saw someone preparing the sauce because until then, I never heard of it. Ofada Rice and sauce is a Nigerian favourite.
